Rhymes talk:English/æɹi

Is Mary really /meəri/? Why not just meri? --Vladisdead 10:20, 22 Sep 2004 (UTC)
 * Because meri would be /mɛri/, and Mary is /meəri/. Your question is like if somebody said "Is fat really /fæt/? Why not just fet?". Tharthan (talk) 23:38, 2 January 2015 (UTC)